Curriculum / ELA / 7th Grade / Unit 12: Short Stories: The American Dreamers (2020) / Lesson 10
ELA
Unit 12
7th Grade
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Explain how undocumented immigrants perceive the American Dream and adapt to American culture.
Website: American Dreamers — Story Wall
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How do undocumented immigrants perceive the American dream? What are their greatest challenges in adapting to American culture? Make sure to use evidence to support your answer.
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RL.6.3 — Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
RL.7.6 — Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
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Explain the arguments made in two articles by Josh Brown and Jeanette Vizguerra.
Identify the irony in the immigration debate as expressed in the article.
Students will be able to analyze how Mrs. Sen adapts to her life in America.Â
Students will be able to analyze the juxtaposition between American and Indian cultures. Â
Analyze how the author develops the theme of loneliness through point of view and diction.
Standards
RL.7.2
Analyze Mr. Kapasi’s point of view and what it reveals about cultural differences between India and America. Â
RL.7.6
Explain the theme of loneliness.Â
Explain the symbolism of the slip of paper with Mr. Kapasi’s address on it.Â
Explain how Lahiri captures the sadness and emptiness of the American dream through the Das family.Â
RL.7.2RL.7.4
Analyze how Ibrahim and his wife adapt to the American way of life.Â
RL.6.3
Explain how the Scots-Irish adapted to their lives in America.
Explain how hillbillies cope with poverty.Â
Analyze the idea of hillbilly justice.Â
RL.6.3RL.7.2
Analyze the juxtaposition between Chinese and American cultures.
3 days
RL.6.3RL.7.6
2 days
RI.7.2
Take a stance on whether illegal immigrants should be allowed to pursue the American Dream.
SL.7.1SL.7.4
Make an argument that supports whether or not you believe that if you work hard, you can be successful in the United States.
W.7.1
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